Improvement in toy money-boxes



J. HALL;

Toy Money-Box. I No. 159,263, Patented Feb. 2,1875.

- (cl/M y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HALL, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY MCNEV-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,263, dated February2, 1875; application filed July 17, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HALL, of Watertown, of the county of Middlesexand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful FoyMoney-Box; and do hereby declare the same to be fully described in thefollowing specification and represented in the accompanying drawings, ofwhich Figure 1 is a front view; Fig. 2, a trans-- verse section. Fig. 3represents the bottom of the box, showing an opening for removing themoney; and Fig. 4, a circular plate for closing said opening.

In such drawings, A denotes a small box, made in the form of a smallsafe of any desirable style or form, having a slot or opening, 12, toreceive the money. Attached to said box is a small hollow figure of adog, B, the head of which is pivoted to the body or box, in manner asshown by Fig. 2, so as to turn easily upon the pivot s. An excess of weiht is given to the back of the head and neck, when resting upon saidpivot, by an extension, 2', going downward into the body, and which, inconnection with a stud, 1, projecting upward from said body or box, andarranged with respect to it, forms a stop. The pivot 8 stands at anangle, causing the head, when placed upon it, to stand in one and thesame position, and, when moved upon said pivot, to return to its formerposition of its own weight. A small wire is bent in the form as shown bym c, Fig. 2. The part 0 serves as the tail of said figure, extendinginward loosely through a hole into the box, and terminating directlyunder the slot n.

It, now, a coin be placed in the mouth of the figure, the excess ofweight will, by the additional weight of the coin, be reversed from theback to the front part of the headthus causing the head to turn upon itspivot until it strikes the stop 1", when the coin will drop through theslot it into the box, and the head return to its former position. On itspassage downward, the coin encounters the lever m, giving it areciprocating movement, or wag of the tail.

Fig. 4 is a circular beveled plate, 0, having a square key-hole, 6,through its center, and a cross-bar upon its inner side, the ends ofwhich extend beyond the circumference, forming two teeth or flanges, gg. A corresponding beveled opening is made in the bottom of the box a,Fig. 3, for removing the money. Upon the inner side, and correspondingwith said opening, are two inclined planes 70 la.

If, now, the plate be placed into said opening, and turned by means of akey made for the purpose, the teeth 9 y will operate upon the inclinesin form of a screw, and firmly close said opening. To remove the money,we have but to reverse the process and remove the plate.

I claim 1. In combination with a toy money-box, the mechanical figure ofa dog, B, provided with the pivoted head and the tail-rod m c,constructed and arranged to operate substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In combination with a toy money-box, the removable plate 0, forremoving the money, as shown by Figs. 3 and 4, when said parts 0, g, and7c are arranged to operate substantially as described.

JOHN HALL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE R. KIDDER, ALEXR. GREGG.

